Broom-head



(No Model.)

S. A. MCIVER & E. M. DEBRUHL.

BROOM HEAD.

Patented Sept. 22, 1896.

NITEI) STATES ATENT 'rrrcn.

SAMUELL A. MOIVER AND EDWVARD M. DEBRUHL, OF L ONGSTREET,

' LOUISIANA.

BROOM-HEAD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 568,267, datedSeptember 22, 1896.

Application filed June 27, 1896. Serial No. 597,219. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, SAMUELL A. MoIvER andEDWARD M. DEBRUHL, citizens of the United States, residing atLongstreet, in the parish of De Soto and State of Louisiana, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Broom-Heads and we dohereby declare the following to bea full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in broom-heads, and the object ofthe said invention is to provide a simple and inexpensive means forholding the straws of a broom or brush in such a way that the saidstraws may be removed at pleasure andreplaced by others or rearranged.

The said invention possesses the novel construction and combination ofparts as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

To more fully describe the invention, reference is had to theaccompanying drawings, in which-- Figure 1 represents a perspective viewof the improved broom-head in its open position attached to abroom-handle, part of which is broken away; and Fig. 2 represents aperspective view of a broom provided with the improved head with aportion of the handle broken away.

Similar letters refer to similar parts thro ughout both views.

This improved broom-head is composed of two metallic clamp-plates A andB, hinged together by the link 0. These plates A and B are preferablytempered slightly to give them the proper degree of resiliency. Theplate B is provided at one end with a row of teeth and at that end bent,as at b, to form a channel inclosing a portion of the link 0 anddirecting the points of the teeth 6' upward in a plane perpendicular tothe plate. This plate 13 is provided with the upright pieces b and thetongue b which latter portion is rigidly secured to the flattenedportion d of the broom-handle D. A bolt E passes through the tongue 11and the broom-handle. The plate A, in shape similar to B, is alsoprovided with a row of teeth a at one end, extending across the plate,and is in a similar manner bent, as at a, forming a channel whichincloses a portion of the link 0. The plate A is provided with aperturesa to receive the uprights b and the tongue at with the aperture a toreceive the bolt E.

In Fig. 1 plate A is shown opened. In this opened position straws may beinserted between the rows of teeth until the space Within the link 0 isentirely filled, the ends of the straws near the broom-handle beingprevented from flaring out at the sides by the upright pieces b hen thestraws are thus placed, the plate A is closed down until the bolt Epasses through the aperture d when the thumb-nut c is screwed on thebolt and the plate then drawn down by means of the thumbnut until thetongue a comes in contact with the flattened portion 01 of thebroomhandle. In thus closing the plate A the teeth a are brought nearthe teeth I), which securely clamps the straws so inserted between them.The teeth a and b are not made sharp enough to cut the straw, nor is thepressure between the said teeth sufficient to break the straws.

The amount of pressure between theteeth may be varied by turning thethumb-nut 6. Hence the device is not confined to the use of a certainquantity of straws, but brooms of difierent sizes may be made atpleasure by changing the quantity of straw.

The extreme simplicity of the device immediately suggests itself, owingto the small number of parts composing it, the plates A and B beingstamped from single pieces of metal.

It is obvious that the employment of the above-described broom-head isnot confined to house-brooms, but may be applied as well towhisk-brooms, dusting or whitewash brushes,

1. In a broom-head, the combination with a plate having uprightprojections on each side thereof, said plate terminating at one end in arow of teeth and bent back upon itself at said toothed end to form achannel, a link carried by said plate in said channel, a second platehaving apertures to receive the said upright pieces and also terminatingat one end in a row of teeth and bent so as to engage the other side ofsaid link and means for retaining said plate in a position parallel tothe first plate, substantially as described.

2. I11 a device of the character described the combination with a platerigidly attached at one end to the broom-handle, having upright sidepieces near that end and terminatin g at the opposite end in a row ofteeth and bent at said toothed end to form a channel,

tures in presence of two witnesses.

SAMUELL A. MOIVER. EDWARD M. DEBRUIIL. \Vitncsses:

M. M. BANNERMAN, J. L. COURTNEY.

